Thanksgiving menu- what is yours?

[kew301]

Roast turkey
sausage stuffing
green beans
creamed corn
sweet potatoes
cranberry relish
salad
yeast rolls
pecan pie
chocolate cake

[lws4049]

Only buy a created store bought holiday if you absolutely cannot boil water. You will get better every year if you start now with a small turkey. It's really easy. Forget all the fancy receipes and just roast a turkey with some chopped garlic and onion with broth in the pan. Follow the directions on the bag. You can do it. My mother was a terrible cook growing up. Sorry Mom! Everything was overcooked and dry! But I got my first Betty Crocker receipe book and went from there. Buy the other stuff frozen or canned, you can say you made the entire meal. And, ask the new hubby for help, give him three items to be responsible for, even if it's setting the table and cleaning the bathroom for the company! you can do it.

[Mama Cee Jay]

punk1 wrote:
Thank you! That is my plan. I plan on making the cheesecakes, broccoli casserole and stuffing the day before and then putting it all in the oven before we leave. As for the turkey...I have a turkey roaster that I have had for almost two years and never used. I have let the family use it in the past to cook the holiday meals, but I have never used it myself. Since my honey works until around 2am, when she gets off I will put the turkey in the roaster and let it do its thing. Im thinking of injecting it with some kind of seasonings, and my father (who is a chef) told me to lift the skin of the turkey before I cook it and add some EVOO and seasonings. Im actually getting excited. I think we are going to get the grocery shopping done this evening!!

I highly recommend this turkey method: Uncle Bill's Method for Cooking Turkey
It sounds strange- but the turkey was terrific!

[windywood]

My favorite holiday!

Turkey (this year I'm trying a spatchcocked turkey.
Bread stuffing (with sage, marjoram, thyme & poultry seasoning)
mashed potatoes and giblet gravy
yams candied in brown sugar and butter
green bean casserole
lime jello with pecans, diced celery & shredded carrots
hot yeast rolls with butter and honey
cranberry orange sauce
pecan pie (with a little rum added) and vanilla ice cream
Dad's pumpkin chiffon pie
cookies
See's candy

Ohhhhh I love to just picture the table!

[lynnie #3]

We always have:
Appetizers:
Shrimp Cocktail
Cheese platter with 3 or 4 cheeses
Cream cheese with pepper jelly
Main Course:
Turkey and stuffing and gravy
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole
Chopped broccoli casserole
White shoepeg corn
Glazed carrots
Turnips
Creamed onions
Cranberries and rolls
Desserts:
Pumpkin and apple and chocolate pie
Bavarian apple torte

[itsweez]

Thankgiving has always been a snap for me but I've become gluten intolerant, so this year will be a bit of a challenge for this gourmet! I'm splurging and getting a pasture raised turkey, smoking it and then finish it off in the oven. Sausage, apple & corn stuffing. Green bean casserole made gluten free of course. And I think I'll try Guy's stuffed sweet potatoes with the brown sugar and pecans. Gluten free pecan pie for dessert! Wish me luck!

[California Cook]

We will have the following:
Fried Turkey (injected w/garlic,butter & herbs)
Baked Turkey (brined) with cornbread stuffing
Southern Suffing (different from Turkey Stuffing)
mashed potatoes
giblet gravy
sweet potatoes w/pecans
fresh green beans w/walnuts, blue cheese
creamed spinach in slow cooker
Corn pudding
cranberry jellow w/cr cheese & sour cream frosting
olives & pickles
rolls & butter
an appropriate wine
Dessert will be:
Red Velvet Cake
Apple Burritos
Vanilla Ice Cream
Thanksgiving Blend coffee/Starbucks

[Chef #1055874]

we start out with snacks: assorted cheeses and meats
then we have mini franks in real pastry. The next plate is broiled shrimp with garlic.
Then we jump to dinner: turkey with giblet gravy.
sausage stuffing, creamed onions, whipped sweet potatoes with crumble topping, garlic asparagus, and
sometimes cauliflower au gratin. dessert is pumpkin pie with homemade whipped cream and/ or apple pie with ice cream.
Next day, turkey dinner again. Third day is club sandwiches overloaded with turkey and bacon.

[Chef #777339]

I am too controlling to let anyone cook this dinner, so I do it All Myself! LOL

Turkey (stuffed)
Stuffing (from scratch)
Turkey breast
Brussel sprouts
cheese sauce
corn
mashed potatoes
cranberry sauce
stuffed sweet potatoes with marshmellows
rolls
greenbean cassarole
gravey
and of course pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream

[xotlaughing]

Standing rib roast
roasted potatoes
gravy
peas
fresh fruit salad
for desert? Anything you can put whipped cream on!
Hope everyone enjoys their dinner and their day.

[punk1]

Thank you so much that sounds great! I am definitely going to try that. I will take all the advice anyone wants to offer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad cook, I've just never cooked for this many people.

[xotlaughing]

Best of luck! The food is good, but I think it is the company that really counts. Enjoy them all and have a wonderful day.

[Chef #Marjory]

The most important part of my family's Thanksgiving is that everyone helps.
Bob and Linda are the hosts.
To start, Mara will bring pirogs, a Latvian treat, ham, onion and bacon cooked
then stuffed into a homemade bread dough and baked, YUM
Linda will have fresh veggies and dips, olives and pickles. Adam and Tangie will bring the best mashed potatoes. I make the turkey, stuffing and gravy. Gwen and James will bring homemade sweets. Linda's Mom will bring some kind of casserole or two or three.Bob will make an oyster stuffing and some roasted root vegetables.
There will be wine and beer, and great conversations. We all then clean up
and back to the table for more talk and nibbles.

[ddbaker7]

Ok so this menu is not for those watching the waistline:
Turkey
Stuffing with sausage
Spiral sliced ham
Collards
Potato Salad
Sweet potato casserole
Corn pudding
(mom insists on waayyy too many sweets but hey only once a yr...)
Sour cream coconut cake

[IrishForever]

I would absolutely do it! My son lives in NYC and we were thinking about it. And as a former NY resident, we didn't have such options years ago. Go for it! This year everyone is coming to PA to celebrate. I even considered getting Wegman's prepared TG meal, but instead we're cutting back. I'll make a turkey breast as only 2 of us will be eating turkey. The others are vegetarians. Side dishes are easy and we're cutting back on how many we cook. Good luck and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.